Welcome to Backpackers Paradise... where comfort & quality meet budget! Your hosts Petra and Marius are proud hands on owners!! We are ready to welcome you and show you some true South African hospitality, and also provide you with valuable local information to ensure that you see and do everything during your stay with us! Personal attention is the order of the day and we share the secrets of the Little Karoo, little off the beaten track secrets to make your visit to Oudtshoorn more unforgettable. Paradise is a destination!

The main hostel building has an amazing sunset balcony from where the Swartberg Mountains form an idyllic view Enjoy the sunset with a glass of good local wine or a cocktail from the bar on the premises. The reception forms part of our lounge area, it has satellite TV, ATM, internet cafe, free towel service, free coffee and tea, free games and book swop!

The hostel is within walking distance of the local restaurants, museums, supermarkets and banks. Well organised daily activities to ensure an unforgettable experience in the Little Karoo! Like cycling down the Swartberg Pass!

Dining

Our famous speciality dinners have really put us on the map – we braai every night! Ostrich steak kebab (sosaties), or Chicken kebab, or Meat Lasagne, or Vegetarian lasagne, or Spinach and Feta dish. All our dishes are served with home-made green salad with seasonal greens, feta and olives locally made, oven roasted jacket potatoes with rosemary and rock salt, and freshly baked pot bread baked on the fire. For breakfast during July until March every year we supply ostrich egg DIY style free of charge. This is a seasonal special.

Coffee Shop

Our café is open daily from 07h30-15h00 (weekends until 13h00) where you can enjoy a variety of breakfasts and light lunches. Pastries and biscuits baked fresh from scratch in our own kitchen. Come and indulge in a freshly roasted and ground speciality coffee with one of our home made cinnamon buns, croissants, muffins, chocolate chip cookies or triple chocolate brownies. All our meals are thoughtfully made and we home-bake our bread, we make all our own salad dressings and we even make our own granola (muesli) overflowing with nuts and seeds, oven roasted to perfection.

Lounge / Bar

Take time out in our comfortable lounging room, come for a chat, catch up on your emails via FREE wi-fi or watch TV... Relax with some cool drinks or party the night away in our pub! We also have a pool table here for you to show off your skills against fellow travellers. The bar is set away from the sleeping areas, so there is no party noise if you want to sneak away for an early night.

Chill out in the splash pool, or enjoy the grassy lawn to bronze your body during our hot summer months!

Joyrides

Joyrides is our adventure centre on the premises and offers great Mountain Bike tours. You are driven by bus to the top of the Swartberg Mountain from where you cycle down the spectacular Swartberg Pass (1584m above sea level) enjoying the magnificent views on the way down. You can cycle at your own speed, and stop whenever you want for as long as you want – you are cycling back to town in your own time.

Options en-route back to town include: Cango Caves, Camel Rides, Cango Ostrich Farm, The Tea Garden (they serve great lunches and you can have a swim!) then onto Cango Wildlife Ranch before heading back into town. Great discounts are also arranged to all the above mentioned attractions through Backpackers Paradise.

We can also help you organise the following activities: Wine Tasting, Horse riding, Abseiling, Hiking, Meerkat Adventures and Hot air ballooning